1H-NMR investigations of the conformation of aryl-(hydroxynaphthyl)-methylpiperidines. Intramolecular interactions,IV

Summary The¹H-NMR spectra of aryl-(hydroxynaphthyl)-methylpiperidines, which are model compounds for intramolecular hydrogen bonding, have been analyzed in order to investigate their conformations in solution. As dynamic phenomena can be assumed from line broadening, low temperature spectra have been measured to evaluate the coalescence temperatures and the energy barriers. The latter have been discussed with respect to the size and position of selected substituents. It can be shown that the molecules exist in one energetically favorable conformation with the aryl ring perpendicular to the plane of the naphthol ring system. The interaction between the naphthol ring and the aryl ring influences the conformation at the piperidine ring moiety. This effect leads to an increase of the inversion barrier of the piperidine residue.On Sabbatical Leave from Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan